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The referee correctly sent off Paraguay's Miguel Almiron for covering his mouth while speaking to an opponent. Under the current refereeing instruction (Vini Jr / Prestianni precedent and the 2026 enforcement norm), a player who deliberately covers their mouth during a verbal exchange is treated as having said something they wanted hidden from broadcast lip-readers — either offensive/insulting/abusive language or discriminatory speech, both of which are mandatory red-card offences under Law 12. The on-field referee is not required to verify the exact words: the gesture itself is treated as conclusive evidence in a confrontation context. The AI's original "yellow at most" verdict applied an outdated reading of Law 12 that does not reflect how this offence is now policed at the elite level.
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